No-draft akm signaling vehicle



March 24, 1953 .1. F. ANDERSON 3 NO-DRAFT ARM SIGNALING VEHICLE WINDOWOriginal Filed on. 10, 1944 fNVENTOi? c/OHN EANDERSO/V Reissued Mar. 24,1953 NO-DRAFT ARM SIGNALING VEHICLE WINDOW John F. Anderson, Oakland,Calif.

Original No. 2,557,065, dated June 19, 1951, Serial No. 558,003, October10, 1944. Application for reissue August 22, 1951, Serial No. 243,120

Claims. (Cl. 296-44) Matter enclosed in heavy brackets I: appears in theoriginal patent but forms no part of this reissue specification; matterprinted in italics indicates the additions made by reissue Thisinvention relates to motor vehicle windows and has for its object animproved window construction to enable the drive-r of the vehicle togive an arm signal at times when the window adjacent his signalling armis close-d to a degree which would ordinarily prevent use of the arm forsignalling as when turning or stopping.

Particular features and advantages of the construction will appear inthe following description and accompanying drawings.

In the drawing Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the front left corner ofan automobile body fitted with my improved window and with the driver ofthe car shown in dotted position and as in the act of giving an armsignal through my window.

Fig. 1 is an enlarged side elevation of the left front window of the carof Fig. 5 showing a nodraft ventilating adjustment and with mysignalling panel closed.

Fig. 2 is a still further enlarged view showing a cross-sectionalportion of Fig. 1 taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-section of Fig. 1 taken along theline 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the main panel latch as seenfrom the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Briefly described my improvement comprises an extra anti-draft and armsignal facilitating panel of the general type shown in myPatent No.2,182,107 except that it more effectually excludes objectionable draftsin being provided with a specially arranged pivotally mounted paneladapted to be pushed open by the arm in giving the signal. Also otherfeatures will appear in the description.

In further detail the drawing shows at I a portion of the body of anautomobile, and with its front left window opening designated 2, theusual front side shield window panel 3, and with the main window glassor panel 4 lowered below the outer frame or margin 5 of the door inwhicht'he window is mounted.

With such a window and side shield arrangement, it is Well known thatwith the main window panel lowered the passengers in the rear seat ofthe car, and sometimes the driver in the front seat, are subject toobjectionable drafts of air which swirl around the side draft shield 3and enter the open portion of the wind-ow notwithstanding any angularadjustment of the side shield, and it has been found advantageous inreducing such drafts to partially close the window opening by anauxiliary panel as shown in my previous patent mentioned, but undercertain conditions of wind objectionable drafts still gained entrance.

In my preferred construction I also provide an auxiliary panel as ofglass or other transparent material -6 arranged to cover about twothirdsof the open window space as measured from the tear of the windowforward, but I further provide an angularly hinged section 1 to thepanel 6 arranged to swing outwardly, rearwardly and upwardly when pushedagainst with the arm 8 of a driver 9 of the car when giving an armsignal, and which hinged section I will fall as the arm is pulled inagain and automatically latch in vertical position in plane with themain section 6 of the auxiliary panel.

The swinging pan-e1 1 makes an angular glass to glass close juncturewith the main panel 6 along a. line H) preferably extending from theforward edge of the panel rearwardly and downwardly at about 45 degrees,and both sections of the panel 6 and 1 preferably have a channel shapedmetal frame embracing their outer margins as indicate-d at H and t2 andto which the hinges l3 and I5 are secured, though the latter is a springhinge provided with a small coil wire spring M arranged to exert aclosing force on the panel section 1 to aid gravity in keeping itnormally closed, and therefore this hinge is somewhat longer than hingeI3 and is preferably stabilized or reinforced as by a pair of metalplate extensions 16, ll secured to the frames of their respective panelsections as by spot welding l8, 19 or otherwise.

The hinged section 1, if desired when traveling slowly or in warmweather, may be opened out flat against panel section 6 so as to bringits forward margin to the dotted position t2 and there latched in placeas by pivoted latch arm 20 which normally rests along the outer side ofthe marginal frame ll of the main panel 6 and is pivoted thereto as at2! and has a finger lever operating portion 22 normally lying verticallyalong the forward or vertical margin of frame I I. Pivot joint 2|provides suflicient friction to hold the light weight latch lever 20 inupper position when not in use.

In Fig. 2 the relative position of my special panels to the main windowwill be seen, and. in which figure the main window glass 4 is shown aslowered within the framework 5 of the door and my panels lying in aplane as shown in dotted lines 6 and I and also in which the frame H ofthe main panel section 6 is itself shown piano hinged as at 23 to anauxiliary frame 26 in turn secured to the door frame so that the wholepanel assembly 6 and I can swing as a unit inwardly '(a's 'indic'atedinflzdotted lines) "and backwardly to a position -'stibstantiallyagainst the inner side wall of the car, as may be desired in hot weatherwhen the car is standing, or to facilitate cleaning of the panels 6 and1 and/or the inner side of the main window 4 when raised to closedposition. The auxiliary frame 26 is preferably of sheet metal andprovided with spaced brackets 24'firmly clamped and/or soldered orotherwise secured to the margin of the metal molding or facing 25 of themain window opening. This auxiliary frame embraces the upper,

lower, and rear edges of the framed panels Band 'Las indicated in thedrawing and the framed panels 6 an'dl' are'normallyheld inplace as by aspring latching clip 21 as shownbest iii-Fig. 3 and separate detail Fig.4, and which can be released by upward pressure of the finger when itisdesired to swing the panels inward'into the carafter first swinginglower panel l'outward a trifle to clear an inner fixed stop rail- 28faced with-a sealing strip 29 aga'instwhich the lower run {of frame 12of panel I normally seats when closed. This rail28 curves downwardlyatits forward end as at 28' to function as a guard against the sleeve ofthe signalling arm getting under the' panel inclosing. The securingbrackets 24 may be provided with positioning screws 3| for drawing "themtightly against moulding s't'rips25 around the edges of which thebrackets preferably have hooking engagement as best shownin Fig. 3.

Also to Flee-noted is that a spring latch plate 32 is provided on thelower run or sill of auxilfairy-frame 26 to resiliently latch theoutwardly swinging panel I whenin closed position, though yield easilywhen the-hand or arm presses the panel' oiutward to givethe :arm signal.

:iI-Iaving 'thus described my improved arm signaling window andthemanner of its use, it will be'evident that while its most useful purposewill be in'a'ssociati'on withthe regular sliding window of "anautomobile door, still it may entirely supplant the "main window for itis evident that the relatively fixed "panel 6 may close off as much ofthe windowspace as desired, and the angularly hinged panel I may be ofany size.

Numerous modifications and variations of the present invention willoccur to those skilled in the art after a careful study hereof. All suchproperly within the spirit, teachings and scope hereof are intended tobe included and comprehended as fully-as if specificallydescribed,illustrated-and claimed herein.

ltls'h'ouldbe notedthat the methodof mountingth'c auxiliary armsignaling window-of the present invention in a position across at leasta portion (usually a rear portion) of a vehicle window inward of theusual slidable glass pane provided in such windows, may take a number offorms and need not necessarily be pivotal. The latch means and thedownwardly curved end 28' of the raill may be modified substantially oreliminated entirely in certain forms of the present invention. The stopmeans described and illustrated herein may be modified substantially asmay thebiasing spring means, which under certain circumstances may beeliminated entirely. The exact structure, configuration, relativepositioning and composition of the various component parts of thepresent invention are not limited to the-specific form's described and'illustratcd 'but may 'be-modified within the s'pirit and teachingshereof.

4 The embodiment of the present invention specifically described,illustrated and claimed herein isexe'mplary only and'is not intended-tolimit the scope-of the'present invention, which is to be interpreted inthe light of the prior art and the appended claims only, with dueconsideration for the doctrine of equivalents.

; I thereforeclaim:

1. In an arm signalling window of the character "described, a relativelyfixed upper window pane section and a lower pane section hingedlyconnected to the fixed section in a manner to swing outwardly'to permitextension of the arm "for signalling, the hinged joint of the sectionsbeing diagonally at an angle slanting downwardly from the forward edgeof the fixed section. and

rearwardly with respect to 'a vehicle in which the window is used andwhereby the hinged section swings outwardly, rearwardly, and upwardly inopening, an auxiliary frame in which the sections are mounted, meanshinging the sections to swing as a unit inwardly of said frame, andbrackets on said frame adapted for'securin'g to the edges of'anautomobile windowfram'e spaced inward sufliciently so as not tointerfere with existing vertically sliding windows alreadyinstalled.

2. In an arm signalling window of the-character described, a relativelyfixed upper window pane section and a lower pane section hingedlyconnected to the fixed section in a manner 'to swing outwardly to permitextension of thearm for signalling, the hinged joint of the sectionsbeing diagonally at an angle slantingdownwardly from the forward edge ofthe fixed section and rearwardly with respect to a vehicle in which thewindow is used and whereby the hingedsection swings outwardly,rearwardly, and upwardly in opening, and an inner stop'rail for thehinged section extended to form a sleeve guard curved downwardly at itsforward end.

3. In an automobile arm signalling window having a fixed upper windowpane section with a lower pane section hinged thereto to swing outwardlyand upwardly to permit extension of the arm for signalling, a latch armpivotally mounted atone end on the upper forward margin of the upperpane in a manner to have its free end swing downward to engage the uppermargin of the pivoted pane when open, said arm provided with anoperating handle portion extending adjacent the forward margin of thefixed upper pane and there accessible from withinthe vehicle. "all in amanner to hold the lowerpane in openposition substantially flat againstthe outer side of the upper pane when the handle portion is turned.

4. An auxiliary nodraft vehicle arm'signaling window adapted to bemounted in the window of a vehicle for virtually eliminating draftsentering the body of the vehicle through the window, while freelypermitting the arm of an individual positioned inside the window to i beextended outwardly to a position exterior of the vehicle for signalingpurposes, comprising: an upper window pane section and a lower windowpane section hingedly connected to the upper section in a manner toswing outwardly, upwardly and rearwardly to permit extension of the armof a person on the inside of the window pane section to apositionoutside of said windowpane section for signaling purposes, the hingedcon nection of "the'sectio'ns being diagonally Ipositioned at an angleslanting downwardly and rearwardly from the forward edge of the uppersection with respect to the direction in which a vehicle carrying thewindow is intended to travel, whereby the hinged lower section swingsoutwardly, rearwardly and upwardly in opening; and mounting meansincluding auxiliary frame means in which the sections are mounted, andbracket means on frame means adapted for securing to the edges of anautomobile window frame whereby to support both the upper and lowerwindow pane sections in a position across at least a portion of thevehicle window inward of the usual slidable glass pane provided in suchwindows so as not to interfere with its operation.

5. An auxiliary no-draft vehicle arm signaling window adapted to bemounted in the window of a vehicle for virtually eliminating draftsentering the body of the vehicle through the window, while freelypermitting the arm of an individual positioned inside the window to beextended outwardly to a position exterior of the vehicle for signalingpurposes, comprising: an upper window pane section and a lower windowpane section hingedly connected to the upper section in a manner toswing outwardly, upwardly and rearwardly to permit extension of the armof a person on the inside of the window pane section to a positionoutside of said window pane section for signaling purposes, the hingedconnection of the sections being diagonally positioned at an angleslanting downwardly and rearwardly from the forward edge of the uppersection with respect to the direction in which a vehicle carrying thewindow is intended to travel, whereby the hinged lower section swingsoutwardly, rearwardly and upwardly in opening inner stop means for thehinged lower window pane section to align said lower section with theupper section when said hinged lower section is closed; and mountingmeans including auxiliary frame means in which the sections are mounted,and bracket means on said frame means adapted for securing to the edgesof an automobile window frame whereby to support both the upper andlower window pane sections in a position across at least a portion ofthe vehicle window inward of the usual slidable glass pane provided insuch windows so as not to interfere with its operation.

JOHN F. ANDERSON.

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